About r/KeepWriting
Welcome to KeepWriting. We are a community dedicated to motivating writers to stay consistent and constantly grow their craft. Whether you're looking to get feedback on an idea, hear a critique, or get unstuck in a story, this is the right place.
The community at a glance
r/KeepWriting is a Subreddit for Writers and Poets with roughly 268K members. It has a live chat communication style. On the Hive Index it ranks #9 in the Poetry communities list. It is the 7th largest community in the Writing topic page.
Roughly 21K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Writing, Struggling, and Feedback. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a realtime chat
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 5K members
- 2014: 3K members
- 2015: 2K members
- 2016: 3K members
- 2017: 2K members
- 2018: 5K members
- 2019: 17K members
- 2020: 24K members
- 2021: 16K members
- 2023: 141K members
- 2024: 13K members
- 2025: 15K members
- 2026: 18K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 2K members
- Dec: 1K members
- Jan: 1K members
- Feb: 2K members
- Mar: 1K members
- Apr: 3K members
- May: 2K members
- Jun: 2K members
- Jul: 2K members
- Aug: 2K members
- Sep: 1K members
- Oct: 1K members
Themes
- Advice Requests23 posts in the past month
- Honest constructive feedback for the start of my dark fantasy first chapter 📚✨
- 'Their Summer Promise' - In need of feedback
- Looking for beta readers for my upmarket sports fiction novel
#123Advice RequestsHonest constructive feedback for the start of my dark fantasy first chapter 📚✨ · 'Their Summer Promise' - In need of feedback · Looking for beta readers for my upmarket sports fiction novel - Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- Mom said my writings bad so should I quit?
- I’ve been told my story is racist by multiple people
#22Pain & AngerMom said my writings bad so should I quit? · I’ve been told my story is racist by multiple people - Ideas1 post in the past month
- [2,150] Psychological / Supernatural Horror - What to Cut?
#31Ideas[2,150] Psychological / Supernatural Horror - What to Cut? - Opportunities1 post in the past month
- happy to share that i’m pushing my envelope to increase my area of opportunities 🙌🏻
#41Opportunitieshappy to share that i’m pushing my envelope to increase my area of opportunities 🙌🏻 - Self-Promotion1 post in the past month
- An Open Call for Submissions❗
#51Self-PromotionAn Open Call for Submissions❗
Topics
- Writing57 posts in the past month#157Writing
- Struggling41 posts in the past month#241Struggling
- Feedback15 posts in the past month#315Feedback
- Looking For A Critique12 posts in the past month#412Looking For A Critique
- Partner10 posts in the past month#510Partner
Flair
- [Feedback]35 posts in the past month
- The cigarette kisses me back
- First time stepping into the kind of genre, more in the Body-Text.
- The Perfect Setup
#135[Feedback]The cigarette kisses me back · First time stepping into the kind of genre, more in the Body-Text. · The Perfect Setup - [Discussion]9 posts in the past month
- Persistent one hundred-word story published!
- Can anyone choose their beliefs? An essay on doxastic involuntarism and the fairness of religious doctrine
- It’s just a poem
#29[Discussion]Persistent one hundred-word story published! · Can anyone choose their beliefs? An essay on doxastic involuntarism and the fairness of religious doctrine · It’s just a poem - Advice6 posts in the past month
- Hey. I hope this is allowed. I haven’t written anything in a long while now, but here’s an old video of some of my work.
- From new writer to new writer, stop aiming for perfection and accept that your work is going to have flaws
- Another Ranunculus Withered
#36AdviceHey. I hope this is allowed. I haven’t written anything in a long while now, but here’s an old video of some of my work. · From new writer to new writer, stop aiming for perfection and accept that your work is going to have flaws · Another Ranunculus Withered - [Writing Prompt]5 posts in the past month
- Just some of my own lines about the emotions hidden inside the heart ...
- A boy befriends a fat raccoon after being shrunk down to squirrel size by a malicious wizard.
- Rap text
#45[Writing Prompt]Just some of my own lines about the emotions hidden inside the heart ... · A boy befriends a fat raccoon after being shrunk down to squirrel size by a malicious wizard. · Rap text - Contest4 posts in the past month
- Pssssst, writers! 👀 free entry during launch week!
- Same Drink
- Fahmidan Journal is currently reading submissions for our Spring Issue 29. We are also open for our October 24 hour response event very soon (details below).
#54ContestPssssst, writers! 👀 free entry during launch week! · Same Drink · Fahmidan Journal is currently reading submissions for our Spring Issue 29. We are also open for our October 24 hour response event very soon (details below).
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/KeepWriting for?
- Best for Writers and Poets enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with live chat.
- Is r/KeepWriting free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/KeepWriting have?
- Roughly 268K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/KeepWriting on?
- r/KeepWriting runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/KeepWriting cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/KeepWriting is organized under Writers, Poets.
- How do I join r/KeepWriting?
- You can join r/KeepWriting by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Writing communities like?
- Communities for writers of all kinds, from fiction and screenwriting to technical writing and journalism. Discord and Reddit have large general writing communities for feedback and accountability, with more specialized groups for specific genres, craft topics, and publication paths like self-publishing and traditional querying.
Monthly Stats
- 9
- Views /mo (-25%)
- 8
- Visitors /mo (-33%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo
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